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Welcome to our unique retreat in breathtaking Zanzibar. We offer an exceptional blend of cultural immersion, modern psychotherapy, and a sacred ceremony with Iboga, a powerful African medicinal plant, for profound self-healing.
Explore local traditions, savor native foods, and engage with nature in this tropical paradise. Guided by experienced therapists, navigate your emotional landscape, fostering self-understanding.
The Iboga ceremony, conducted in a supportive environment, facilitates deep spiritual insight and transformative growth. Join us for an adventure where therapy, self-discovery, and the beauty of Zanzibar come together to offer an unforgettable healing journey.
Ananda Villa Zanzibar
+255 777 231 202
08-17 March 2025
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An Iboga retreat is a guided spiritual journey utilizing the potent African plant medicine together with modern psychotherapy, to facilitate deep healing and self-discovery.
Facilitators are there to ensure your physical and psychological safety during the ceremony, guiding you through the process and helping to interpret and integrate your experiences.
Participation is typically open to individuals who are physically healthy and psychologically prepared for a deep introspective journey. However, individuals with certain medical conditions or mental health issues may be advised against participation.
The retreat involves a series of private psychotherapy sessions, ceremonies, sharing circles, and personal reflection time, all facilitated by experienced practitioners. The central experience is the Iboga ceremony, during which participants ingest the plant medicine under the careful supervision of the facilitators.
The benefits can be numerous and deeply personal. Participants often report increased self-awareness, resolution of past traumas, a sense of spiritual connection, and insights into personal issues. Some people find it helpful in breaking addictive patterns and behaviors. Remember, however, that everyone's experience is unique and outcomes can't be guaranteed.
Many participants in our Iboga retreat leave with profound and transformative experiences. Below, read some testimonials from our recent retreat attendees.
While I've explored psychedelics for years, Iboga offered a uniquely lucid and analytical journey to the root of my consciousness. Like a magic remote, it replayed defining moments of my life, offering a profound, objective understanding of my experiences. Iboga is not a shortcut; it's a key, enabling clear evaluation and acceptance of past experiences. Equipped with a deeper understanding of my choices, I can now exercise true Free Will and consciously shape my present. This was a life-defining experience.
My Iboga journey, taken at a low point in life, was transformative. It started with clear intentions and led to release from self-sabotage, toxic patterns, and childhood traumas. This profound experience offered me lasting happiness, self-reconciliation, gratitude, and presence. Participating was a gift to myself, an invaluable investment in my future, enabling understanding, peace with traumas, and a life reset. The retreat was well-organized with supportive facilitators, offering spectacular long-term results. I wholeheartedly recommend it.
My retreat provided a profound personal and professional transformation, allowing me to disconnect from habitual reactions and reframe responses. This pause gifted a self-therapeutic space, unearthing an inner world from insignificant thoughts, thus aiding the understanding and reframing of life situations. It was an intimate introspection, offering an escape from existential blind spots. This distancing from automatism nurtured new response patterns, enabling a deeper understanding of self and liberation from preconditioning.
The Iboga retreat was a life-altering experience for me. From the moment I decided to join, I felt a strong sense of alignment and purpose. During the ceremony, I met the Shaman and experienced rapid recognition of my traumas and intentions. In the following days, I immersed myself in learning and understanding Iboga, surrounded by the serene beauty of nature. After the ceremony, I dedicated myself to integrating the insights gained and making positive changes in my life. This journey of growth, guided by Mother Nature, has been an incredible blessing. I'm forever grateful for the opportunity.
A transformative journey of self-discovery and healing in Zanzibar through Iboga. Letting go of expectations, embracing detox, and setting clear intentions paved the way for profound insights and change. The facilitators created a safe and supportive environment, guiding us through rituals and symbolism. The Iboga experience offered lucidity, sensory acuity, and the power to transform perceptions and emotions. It was a deeply personal and transformative journey, unlocking inner peace, self-acceptance, and the ability to pause between stimulus and response. Iboga is more than a ceremony; it is a tool for profound growth and understanding.
Despite being in a difficult period, I stumbled upon an upcoming Iboga retreat and felt compelled to participate. Iboga became my guiding Plant Teacher, helping me uncover what was missing in my life and empowering me to make positive changes. The Iboga ceremony immersed me in the rich Bwiti tradition, providing a profound sense of awe and transformation. It reprogrammed my destructive behaviors, cleansed my subconscious, and improved my relationships. Iboga is like a time travel vehicle, offering self-discovery and empowerment. Zanzibar's warm atmosphere, incredible accommodation, and delightful food enhanced this life-changing experience.
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